Mońki County

Mońki County
Powiat moniecki

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Mońki): 53°24′N 22°48′E / 53.400°N 22.800°ECoordinates: 53°24′N 22°48′E / 53.400°N 22.800°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 7

Area

• Total

1,382.39 km² (533.74 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

42,960

• Density

31/km² (80/sq mi)

• Urban

15,200

• Rural

27,760

Car plates

BMN

Website

http://www.monki.pl/

Mońki County (Polish: powiat moniecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Mońki, which lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok. The county also contains the towns of Knyszyn, lying 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Mońki, and Goniądz, 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Mońki.

The county covers an area of 1,382.39 square kilometres (533.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 42,960, out of which the population of Mońki is 10,455, that of Knyszyn is 2,835, that of Goniądz is 1,910, and the rural population is 27,760.

Mońki County existed also between 1954 - 1975, but it was deleted after reform.

Neighbouring counties

Mońki County is bordered by Augustów County to the north, Sokółka County to the east, Białystok County to the south, Łomża County to the west and Grajewo County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (three urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Mońki	urban-rural	161.6	15,611	Mońki
Gmina Jaświły	rural	175.4	5,427	Jaświły
Gmina Goniądz	urban-rural	376.7	5,209	Goniądz
Gmina Knyszyn	urban-rural	127.7	4,942	Knyszyn
Gmina Trzcianne	rural	331.6	4,701	Trzcianne
Gmina Krypno	rural	112.7	4,108	Krypno
Gmina Jasionówka	rural	96.7	2,962	Jasionówka

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Mońki County

Seat	Mońki

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Goniądz Gmina Knyszyn Gmina Mońki

Rural gminas	Gmina Jasionówka Gmina Jaświły Gmina Krypno Gmina Trzcianne

Counties of Podlaskie Voivodeship

City counties	Białystok (capital) Łomża Suwałki

Land counties	Augustów Białystok Bielsk Grajewo Hajnówka Kolno Łomża Mońki Sejny Siemiatycze Sokółka Suwałki Wysokie Mazowieckie Zambrów

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